(ETH) – The U.S. Secret Service is now investigating reported death threats against Vice President Mike Pence made by pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood, according to Fox News.
According to the report, Wood, who was banned from Twitter last week, is suspected of writing a now-deleted post on Parler: “Get the firing squads ready. Pence goes FIRST.” A Secret Service spokesman told Fox News on Saturday. “We are aware of the comments and take all threats against our protectees seriously,”
This comes as Secret Service and other federal agencies are also investigating others seen on a video inside the U.S. Capitol yelling “Hang Pence.”
Fox News stated that a source close to Mike Pence stated that while Pence was sheltering in “hardened rooms” in the Capitol, President Trump did not reach out to him to check on his status or condemn those who said the vice president “should be executed.” even the hashtag “Hang Mike Pence” was trending on Twitter shortly after the Capitol violence.
